Hey, so here is the next chapter. I'm sorry it took so long to update, I've had loads to do recently...and i want to be one chapter ahead of myself. I'm already half way through the next chapter, and i was going to wait until I had finished it, but ive kept you so long. Just to let you know...The next chapter, will be the same day, but from another person POV (Dont worry, they do different things) So it wont get boring, and repetative. It's basically in an attempt to lengthen the story...
I'm conisdering writing a sequel to Rome Romance. They can only stay in Rome so long. I'm not too sure though.
That's enough ranting...
22 Reviews for the next chapter? :D Thats only 4 more.
(Gabriella's' POV)
It was Monday, so we had 4 full days left of Rome.
I was going to miss Rome, everything about it, from the comfortable beds, to the sun. I'd miss spending everyday with Taylor, Chad and Troy. Being able to wake up on a morning, going out to the balcony and breathing in the fresh air. We're going to Venice today, Or 'The city of water'. We had a choice of either, a fashion show, or some sort of basketball stadium. As you would have thought, all the girls are going to the fashion show, the guys, the basketball stadium.
"Hey Tay" I sang, walking out onto the balcony with a cup of coffee, I rested my petite arms onto the cold balcony and looked out across Rome. We were up unusually early today, so we had the time to chill. Once I had finished my coffee, I put my mug in the sink and went and chose out some clothes for today's fashion show. I pulled out a plain black vest top, and a grey tartan, Puffed out 'rara' type skirt. I also found some skin coloured tights and my black pumps. I picked the big heap up off the floor and headed for the bathroom. Shutting the door behind me, I flung my clothes on the side, and got into the shower.I stood there, with my head back, feeling refreshed. The warm water running down my skin, relaxing all my muscles. I squirted a heap of shampoo in my hand and rubbed it throughout my hair, Lathering it, making bubbles appear all over my body, as the water made it run down my back. Once all the shampoo had gone, I did the same with the conditioner, Making sure I used plenty, giving my hair a glossy shine. After I'd cleaned all my body, I stepped out of the shower, turning it off and wrapping a crisp, white towel around my body.
I brushed my hair through a few times, then put my clothes on for the day.
"Gabi, you done yet?" Taylor asked, knocking on the door.
"yeah I am" I smiled, unlocking the door, and allowing her in to do her hair and makeup. I blow dried my hair and left it natural, again. My makeup consisted of a Smokey eye and some light blusher. Taylor was dressed in a knee-length pale blue skirt, with a white top and some white pumps. She curled her hair into tight curls, making her hair appear short. She looked stunning.
"You look really nice" I complimented her, watching her apply her mascara.
"Thanks" she replied "so do you" I smiled at her and then walked into the main room of the apartment.
It was only 7am by now, and we weren't expected down for breakfast until 8am. I went to my wardrobe and picked out a small grey bag, in which I put my Phone, purse and other essentials in.
Taylor and I decided to chill out and watch some Italian TV,
"Hey, we might find some cool documentary on cooking or something, Italians love cooking" Taylor laughed, switching channels. "Taylor, Italians like Pizza and pasta, that's pretty much it" I took the control off her and switched on the music programmes, attempting to sing along to some of the Italian idols. Yet failing miserably.
At around 7.50 we grabbed our bags and walked out of the hotel room, locking the door behind us. When we arrived at the dining hall, we were the first ones their from our school, so we made use of it and grabbed the table near the window, before anyone else could. We went to the buffet counter and grabbed a plate of toast to share, and a coffee each. I began eating a slice of toast on the way back. Taylor laughed at me and put her coffee down on the table. "I wonder where everyone is, we're usually the last ones here!" she laughed, taking a sip of her ate our toast in a comfortable silence, talking occasionally about anything that came to mind. We finally spotted Troy and Chad enter the room, "You took your time, what held you back? Wouldn't Chad's hair go in place?" I laughed, sipping my coffee.
"haha, You're funny" Chad said sarcastically, walking off to the buffet table, Troy following closely behind him. "I can't believe we're going to Venice today, I'm so excited" Taylor almost squealed.
"I know, we're gunna see all the amazing fashion designers!" I screamed, with almost as much excitement as Taylor. "Whoa, Ladies, Calm down, It's not nearly as good as going to the basketball stadium" Chad said, jumping up and down in his seat.
Everyone just started at him, which made him stop, and begin to eat his toast.
Once breakfast was over, we were all escorted onto the coach. The fashion show and the stadium were pretty close. Chad was the first one on, obviously, and he ran to the back and took the back seat. Then Taylor sat next to him, then me, and then Troy.
The journey to Venice consisted of Chad getting pretty hyper, singing at the top of his voice. Me and Taylor talking about clothes and shoes, and me and Troy holding hands and cuddling up the entire way.
"Hey, dude, did you know they call this the city of water?" Chad asked, peering towards Troy. ⌠Dude, we learnt that in the 7th grade, you have to know that? Oh wait, you practically slept through that year so I'm very surprised that even you knew that!" Troy said sarcastically, knowing full well that he had ruined Chad's 'smart' moment.
⌠Why? Why do you have always do that? Can't I just seem smart for at least 5 minutes?" he asked.
Troy thought for a few seconds and then finally looked back to Chad. "No."
The rest of the journey was pretty silent, but I was enjoying resting in Troy's arms. His arm's always made me feel safe, like I was in a world of my own. I started drawing patters on his arm's, I felt him shudder, then kiss my head, I smiled to myself and then carried on looking out the window.
"MAN! WE'RE HERE!" Chad shouted, jumping out of his seat. Everyone's eyes turned to the right and looked out of the window, towards a towering stadium. "Everyone who wants to go to the Basketball stadium, come this way, You will be with me, Mr. Harding and Mr. Hooken". Troy kissed me on the cheek before walking off the coach. The rest of the bus waved to all the people who were going to the basketball stadium. The rest of set off again. "We will be arriving at the Fashion show in around 5 minutes, you will be with myself, Miss France and Mrs Wolfe" Miss Debbs said.
When we arrived at the building, all we could see was cars and people. The atmosphere was amazing, there was so many people here! Everyone was wearing amazing clothes, which almost made me feel like my outfit was lame. Our little group walked into the huge building. This place held all the important events. When we arrived we were greeted by the smiling faces of the greeters.
We were told the fashion show began at 3pm...So we had 3 hours before it began. We were told we could go around shopping, but we had to meet up at 2.30pm.
"Meet back here at 2.30 guys, and then we will go to the main area and watch the fashion show" Miss Wolfe said.
Me and Taylor immediately walked up to the 'Mac' stand to browse the make up. I ended up walking away with a goodie bag full of products.
"I wonder what the guys are up to" Taylor asked, as we approached an Italian clothes stand. "Oh erm, maybe basketball?" I replied, with a sarcastic tone.
"You're just getting like Troy with your sarcastic comments" Taylor laughed, picking up a grey top "Wow, this is Lush!" Taylor said, draping the garment over her arm.
At around 2pm, me and Taylor had spent so much money, we weren't too sure, we didn't know about foreign money. "Oh I need a bottle of water" I said, pointing to a vending machine.
"Water? Come on Gabi, live a little" Taylor said, "Try a coke?" she laughed.
"I'll stick with my water" I said, pushing D4 on the vending machine. My water dropped out and landed at the compartment at the bottom. I took the water and opened the top, taking a sip.
"We might as well go back to the main part, might take us a while to find it" I laughed, heading towards a corridor.
Turns out we were just around the corner, So we started the gathering and sat on the floor, bags surrounding us.
From then on, everyone started gathering around us, talking about who they say, what they bought, and how excited they were for the fashion show. "Hey guys, I'm going to take a quick register, and then we can set off" Miss Wolfe said, returning with few bags.
Once everyone was here, we were given our tickets to the show, and we walked to the gates, which lead us into the place.
We stood in a long line, patiently, waiting for our turn to get in. Our group were all sat together, using up a couple of the rows. When we got to the front of the queue, we were asked to display our tickets.
"D34 and D35" he said to me and Taylor.
The first sight of the cat walk was....amazing.
Lights shone around, a huge, silver catwalk stood in the middle, with millions of seats surrounding. I looked up, the ceiling covered with little white fairy lights, to look like the sky. The whole place was amazing. Songs were playing out, welcoming the guests. We carried on walking in, and had someone direct us to our seats.
"This place is huge!" Taylor said excitement in her voice.
It seemed like everyone was enjoying themselves, just looking at the place. The disco-type lights shun all around the room, making the whole place light up.
At exactly 3pm 2 celebrity hosts ran out onto the stage. They were well known in the UK and came to Venice to do the fashion show. Ferne cotton and Gok Wan.
"Can we please have a big round of applause for our celebrity hosts FERNE COTTON AND GOK WAN" The voice echoed throughout the building and everyone cheered and clapped. "Oh my god...It's Gok wan" a girl called Sarah said. I laughed at her and carried on cheering.
"Hello everyone, this is an amazing turn out, and it's an amazing experience for me to be here in Venice" Ferne said, almost shouting into the microphone, above the screams. "Thank you to everyone who has come here today, it really is an amazing how and I hope you all enjoy yourselves" Gok wan shouted above the crowd. With that, they ran off stage waving, their faces on a large screen for those at the back. The first song came on 'Up' by The Saturdays and the first models appeared on the stage.
"This is the summer collection by Juicy Couture" One of the hosts said, above the song. Then leaving it to play whilst a host of models walked out showing off their clothes and shoes.
After them, a whole host of fashion designers where there to present their designs and ideas. Including Georgio Armarni, Dolce and Gabana, Nina Ricci, Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein and a whole load of other famous Italian brands I hadn't heard of.
A couple of hours later, and the show was over. The lights came on full, like they were when we first came in. Music started playing lightly louder, and people were starting to vacate their seats. "We're gunna wait a bit till we leave, so nobody gets lost" Miss Burns said. We sat down and watched about half of the people leave the cat walk. "Right, I think we're free to go now" Miss Burns laughed, and began to lead out.
Once outside, everyone was relived to be walking around again, stretching their legs after being sat down for a while.
"Wow, fresh air" Taylor laughed.
We walked across the crowded car park, and went to the coach, where we took our seats, and made room for the guys from basketball. "That was the best experience ever" Taylor said, excitedly...Everyone was talking about the day and what they had bought.
When we arrived at the basketball stadium, there was no sign of the guys. "I'll go and get them, you can stand outside the coach for the mean time if you want, before we set back off" Miss Burns said, and she walked out, into the cold.
Me and Taylor immediately stood up and vacated the bus, standing outside in the cool air. "Jesus it's so stuffy on that coach" Taylor said taking deep breaths. "Yeah, I know what you mean" I replied, fanning myself.
We saw the lads coming out of the tall stadium, and heading towards the coach. I ran up to Troy. "Hey, did you have a nice time?" I asked, hugging him. "Yeah it was amazing, we can swap stories on he ride home He smiled.
He took my hand and lead me onto the coach. We took our paces at the back and I snuggled into him. Loving the feel of his arms around me.
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